Title :
Fault location for DC marine power systems
Author :
Thomas, David ; Sumner, Mark ; Coggins, David ; Wang, Xiaohui ; Wang, Jing ; Geertsma, Rinze
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Nottingham, Nottingham
Abstract :
Modern marine vessels look to employ integrated full electric propulsion systems. This, together with the proposed increase in use of power electronic converters can offer reduced fuel consumption and maintenance plus increased operational flexibility and availability. Some of the issues concerning continuity of power, power quality and system stability are now being addressed. This paper considers the area of fault location - particularly important for the concept of ldquoself-healingrdquo systems. Three technologies are described which may offer potential benefits to future marine power systems, and their application to DC distribution systems is also discussed.
Keywords :
electric propulsion; marine systems; power convertors; power supply quality; DC distribution systems; DC marine power systems; fault location; fuel consumption; integrated full electric propulsion systems; power electronic converters; self-healing systems; Circuit faults; Fault location; Power electronics; Power engineering and energy; Power quality; Power system faults; Power system protection; Power system stability; Rectifiers; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Ship Technologies Symposium, 2009. ESTS 2009. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3438-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3439-8
DOI :
10.1109/ESTS.2009.4906551
